The Irish Independent reports the multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company Johnson & Johnson is creating the roles as part of a €100m (£86.4m) expansion at its manufacturing site at the company’s Vision Care facility in the National Technology Park, Plassey.

The project is being supported by Irish development agency IDA Ireland.

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